TomTom PRO 8000 Reference Guide - Page 16
Truck navigation, About truck navigation, Setting a vehicle profile
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Truck navigation About truck navigation When planning a route for a large vehicle such as a truck or a bus, TomTom Truck Navigation helps you to avoid potential hazards such as low bridges. Important: You must pay attention to all traffic signs, especially those relating to your vehicle's dimensions and weight. We cannot guarantee you will never encounter them on your route and ignoring such restrictions can be dangerous. Where truck-specific information is included in the map, truck navigation takes this into account together with your vehicle profile. The enhanced truck navigation routing also works independently of the truck-specific map information. It favours major roads, assumes you are travelling at a lower average speed and also selects routes without sharp turns. Important: Truck-specific features are only supported when using a truck map. Setting a vehicle profile To use truck navigation, you need to set your vehicle profile. A vehicle profile is a collection of information about the vehicle you are driving or planning a route for. To set your profile in the Settings menu, follow the steps below. 1. Tap the screen to bring up the Main Menu. 2. Tap Settings. 3. Tap Edit vehicle profile. 4. Tap the vehicle type that you are using for this journey. 5. If you selected the Truck profile for your vehicle, you can then set the following information: 16